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Last Updated: May 14, 2013 9:15am

Manchester City last night sacked Roberto Mancini - a year to the day he led them to the Premier League title.
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Manchester City last night sacked Roberto Mancini - a year to the day he led them to the Premier League title.
Wayne Rooney was booed by Manchester United fans on the team's open-top bus parade to celebrate their Premier League triumph.
Under pressure Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has been told to plan for next season in a major hint that his job is safe.
Relegated QPR want Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker to help them win promotion back to the Premier League.
Hull City want Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes, 23, but want him on the cheap with a £4m bid expected for a player who cost double that a year ago.

Manchester City last night sacked Roberto Mancini - and the Italian could walk straight into a new job with French side Monaco.
Out-going Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, his successor David Moyes and Old Trafford midfielder Ryan Giggs met at a Cheshire hotel to discuss Wayne Rooney's future.
New Manchester United boss Moyes will raid former club Everton and bid £10m for England international defender Phil Jagielka, while Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini are also on his wish list.
Meanwhile, Valencia striker Roberto Soldado is sweating on a £10m move to Everton as he is worried the new manager of Goodison Park will not want him.
Reading and Nottingham Forest are leading the chase for Southampton striker Billy Sharp who has been told he has no future at the Saints.

Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini, 59, is expected to replace Roberto Mancini and his first signing as Manchester City boss could be 27-year-old Sevilla winger Jesus Navas.
Manchester City's senior players told the club's hierarchy they no longer wanted Mancini in charge.
David Moyes will hold showdown talks with Wayne Rooney next week in a bid to resolve the striker's future at Manchester United.
Brazil star Fernandinho, 28, has pleaded with Shakhtar Donetsk to let him make his dream move to Manchester City by dropping a £40.5m buy-out clause.
Crystal Palace and Bournemouth are tracking Bradford City's 22-year-old striker Nahki Wells who is valued at £600,000.
Peterborough, Rotherham and Coventry are chasing Falkirk's 29-goal striker Lyle Taylor who was named Scottish Division One player of the year.
Barnsley want Sheffield Wednesday striker Chris O'Grady who scored five goals for the Tykes after signing on loan in January.

Malaga's Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini is expected to be the man to replace sacked Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini.
Wayne Rooney will have showdown talks with new Manchester United boss David Moyes next week to sort out his future at Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, United could move for Penarol right-back Guillermo Varela, 20, who has been invited for a two-week trial.
Manchester City are weighing up a move for Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben, 29, who is available at around £12m.
Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke, 22, will be targeted by Borussia Dortmund to replace striker Robert Lewandowski.
Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic, 23, is top of Arsenal's summer shopping list, while the Gunners are also monitoring Real Madrid frontman Gonzalo Higuain.

Monaco are lining up sacked Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini to take over at the newly promoted French club.
England striker Wayne Rooney, 27, is holding peace talks with Manchester United after making a U-turn over his decision to ask for a transfer.
Former England manager Steve McClaren wants to make a comeback in English football with Wolves.
Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic insists he has no plans to leave the club, despite being linked with a move to Manchester United.

Roma and Napoli are leading the chase for Roberto Mancini following his sacking as Manchester City boss.
New Manchester United manager David Moyes will offer wantaway striker Wayne Rooney the opportunity to stay at Old Trafford.
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, 21, will miss England's two international friendlies against the Republic of Ireland and Brazil at the end of the season so he can have surgery on his ankle injury.
Stoke City are scouting former Arsenal striker Carlos Vela, 24, with boss Tony Pulis watching him play for Spanish side Real Sociedad last night.
Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has targeted a return for pre-season following surgery to cure a chronic bowel condition.

Paris Saint-Germain and Napoli are leading the chase for Roberto Mancini following his sacking as Manchester City boss.

New Manchester United boss David Moyes has called Wayne Rooney "one of the best players in the world" and will meet the forward next week to sort out the player's future.

David Moyes may not have been Manchester United's first choice to take over from Sir Alex Ferguson as reports in France suggest they turned to Carlo Ancelotti ahead of the Everton boss.
Darren Bent is ready to spark a summer scramble for his signature.

Ryan Giggs is set to be offered a coaching role at Manchester United by new boss David Moyes.
Arsene Wenger will have to pay £22million for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain.
Manchester City keeper Costel Pantilimon wants to join Fiorentina after being left out of the FA Cup Final.
Chelsea have sounded out Napoli about Edinson Cavani - in case they miss out on Radamel Falcao.
Liverpool will demand exciting young striker Cristian Tello in exchange for Barcelona target Pepe Reina.
Newcastle strike Papiss Cisse is a shock target for Borussia Dortmund to replace Robert Lewandowski.

Incoming Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini's first job will be to persuade Sergio Aguero to stay at the club.
Dieumerci Mbokani is the striker West Brom want to fill the gap left by on-loan Romelu Lukaku's return to Stamford Bridge.
Southampton have made a £2.5 million bid for defender Frickson Erazo of Eduadorean side Barcelona SC.
Stoke are to sign 6ft 5in striker George Waring after he was released by Everton.
West Ham are back on the trail of Bordeaux defender Lamine Sane.
Tottenham have been showing interest in the Croatia striker Ante Rebic.

Alan Pardew will be told by Newcastle owner Mike Ashley a repeat of recent mediocre results will not be tolerated.
Leon Osman is set to wrap up a new Everton contract this week.

Wayne Rooney is likely to perform another dramatic about-turn by committing his future to Manchester United under David Moyes.

Bayern Munich have flatly denied they are willing to offer Wayne Rooney a way out of Manchester United.

If Wayne Rooney's time at Manchester United really is coming to a close, it seems that Bayern Munich can be struck from his list of potential destinations.

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Wayne Rooney is likely to perform another dramatic about-turn by committing his future to Manchester United under David Moyes.
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Branislav Ivanovic handed Rafa Benitez the perfect farewell gift in Amsterdam with the winning goal as Chelsea beat Benfica 2-1 to win the Europa League final.
Wayne Rooney is at the centre of a bizarre transfer saga linking with him a move to Newcastle. A website backed by Magpies owner Mike Ashley has claimed that the club have enquired over the Manchester United striker.
Roberto Martinez is on Malaga's shortlist to replace Manuel Pellegrini.
Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund have joined Arsenal and AC Milan by showing an interest in Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke.
Paolo Di Canio has cancelled Sunderland players' early summer holidays after fining seven stars in just five days.
Christian Benteke wants Aston Villa to honour their promise of a bumper new contract - for keeping them in the Premier League.
Steve Bruce wants Leicester's Kasper Schmeichel to be Hull's No.1 goalkeeper as they head back to the Premier League.
Liverpool have bid £4million for 20-year-old Sporting Lisbon centre-back Tiago Ilori.
Bolton left-back Marcos Alonso is set to sign for Fiorentina for free, despite a late move from Stoke.
Wolves are making an ambitious move to talk former England boss Steve McClaren back into management. They also have Owen Coyle and Kenny Jackett in mind.

Chelsea were last night crowned Europa League .
Roy Hodgson is totally behind Rio Ferdinand's decision to quit England.
Manchester City will make a double raid on Spanish side Malaga for coach Manuel Pellegrini and midfielder Isco.
Striker Christian Benteke is chasing a bumper new contract at Aston Villa after helping to keep them in the Premier League.
Newly-promoted Hull City are favourites to land Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel, 26, with West Ham and Swansea also in the hunt.
German side Schalke are chasing Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin, 22, who has made just three Premier League starts this season.
Meanwhile, Gunners right-back Bacary Sagna, 30, could make a surprise summer switch to Monaco.

Branislav Ivanovic headed Chelsea to Europa League glory in Amsterdam last night.
Manuel Pellegrini has handed Manchester City a five-man shortlist of transfer targets after agreeing a two-year deal, with Malaga midfielder Isco top of his shopping list.
Fulham are poised to sign midfielder Derek Boateng, 30, from Ukraine side Dnipro after he snubbed a late offer from Aston Villa.
Defender Ian Harte, 35, is considering a return to former club Leeds United after being released by Reading.
Norwich will battle it out with Aston Villa and Fulham for Brighton's 24-year-old Scotland international midfielder Liam Bridcutt.

Rafa Benitez will sign off at Chelsea with silverware after Branislav Ivanovic's stunning injury-time winner took the Europa League trophy to Stamford Bridge.
Swansea are close to signing Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, 20, on loan and have also reached an agreement with 25-year-old Real Betis midfielder Jose Canas who is out of contract this summer.
Tottenham have made a £5m offer for RNK Split's Croatia U21 striker Ante Rebic, 19, with Italian side Parma also interested.
Chelsea defender Ashley Cole, 32, will be invited to captain England against the Republic of Ireland on May 29 in honour of his 100th cap.

Chelsea won the Europa League in dramatic fashion in Amsterdam last night as Branislav Ivanovic headed a winner in stoppage time.
Rio Ferdinand's decision to call time on his international career will not lead to a recall for John Terry.
Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fernandinho, 28, wants the Ukrainian club to allow him to join Manchester City for less than his £40.5m release clause.
Swansea are set to revive their interest in Sevilla striker Manu del Moral, 29, who is rated at around £4m.
Chelsea's Belgian attacker Eden Hazard says he would welcome the chance to work with Jose Mourinho, who has been linked with the manager's job.

Manchester City are aiming to complete a £17m deal for Malaga star Isco, 21, after moving closer to appointing Manuel Pellegrini as coach. They will announce plans today to increase capacity at the Etihad Stadium by 6,000 - taking it up to 53,805.
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan remains confident that he can persuade Roberto Martinez to remain as manager despite the club's relegation from the Premier League.
Newcastle United utility player Ryan Taylor, 28, is heading to the United States for career-saving knee surgery.

Chelsea made history last night by becoming the first club to hold the Champions League and Europa League concurrently as they stunned Benfica with a dramatic stoppage-time winner from Branislav Ivanovic.
Manuel Pellegrini is expected to sign a two-year deal as Manchester City head coach early next month
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night as Wigan were relegated to watch Latics winger Callum McManaman and midfielder James McCarthy.

The huge clocks at either end of the stadium had just ticked past 92 minutes when Branislav Ivanovic made the run that will immortalise him in Chelsea history.

Frank Lampard lifted the Europa League for victorious Chelsea last night after a stunning late victory and is set for further reward with a new one-year contract extension to stay at Stamford Bridge set to be confirmed.

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Tottenham are confident winger Gareth Bale, 23, will commit his future to the club next month by signing a new deal that will earn him £170,000 a week.
Meanwhile, Spurs winger Aaron Lennon, 26, is a transfer target for Italian giants Inter Milan.
Real Madrid, Paris Saint Germain and Monaco are all targeting Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup.
West Brom boss Steve Clarke will offer Wigan striker Franco Di Santo, 24, a chance to stay in the Premier League.

Outgoing interim Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez says Jose Mourinho will have £100m to spend this summer when he returns to Stamford Bridge.
Retiring David Beckham is set to be offered a top job with the Football Association.
Manchester City are planning a move for Sevilla winger Jesus Navas, who has a £29m release clause.

Frank Lampard believes Jose Mourinho is the man to turn Chelsea back into England's top team again.

Arsenal have discussed a move for unsettled Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.
West Ham have asked Chelsea if they can take £20m-rated striker Romelu Lukaku, 20, on loan next season.
Cardiff are interested in an ambitious swoop for Lyon's £15m-rated France striker Bafetimbi Gomi and Lille's former Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou.
Both Manchester clubs and Bayern Munich have been put on alert after Barcelona put midfielder Thiago Alcantara, 22, up for sale.
Aston Villa and Everton are both keen on moves for Spartak Moscow's former Celtic winger Aiden McGeady.

Manchester United face competition from Bayer Leverkusen as they target a move for £25m-rated Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan.
Arsenal, Tottenham and Fulham are tracking Watford striker Matej Vydra, 21, who has yet to decided whether to return to parent club Udinese, stay at Watford or move elsewhere.
West Brom have put a £4.5m price tag on out-of-favour striker Peter Odemwingie.

Hull could make a move for West Brom frontman Peter Odemwingie but will have to pay at least £3m for the Nigeria international.

Chelsea and Tottenham have both made moves for 17-year-old Southampton left-back Luke Shaw.
Manchester City have launched a move for Sevilla winger Jesus Navas, despite concerns over the anxiety problems he has suffered.

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Sir Alex Ferguson happily washed his hands of the Wayne Rooney problem and told David Moyes "you can deal with it now".
Arsene Wenger has revealed that France Under-21 striker Yaya Sanogo is set to join Arsenal.
Giorgos Karagounis is set to leave Fulham.
Nathan Dyer is closing in on a two-year contract extension at Swansea.
James Chester is in the middle of a tug of war between Newcastle and Aston Villa.
Gareth McAuley has signed a new two-year deal at West Brom.

Jose Mouriho has been told he should "be worried" about getting the sack on his return to Chelsea.
Arsene Wenger has lined up a summer move for QPR's unwanted Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar.
Everton are interested in Lazio midfielder Ogenyi Onazi.
Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina is top of Barcelona's wish list.
Former Scotland boss Craig Levein wants to return to management at Doncaster.
Fulham have agreed a deal with Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng.
Dennis Wise is interested in becoming Millwall manager.
Hull boss Steve Bruce is planning a triple raid on Wigan for Ben Watson, Emmerson Boyce and Shaun Maloney.
Roberto Martinez admits he could quit as Wigan manager.

Roberto Martinez has cleared the way for a move to Everton by admitting he is ready to quit Wigan.
Sir Alex Ferguson had one last blast at bitter rivals Manchester City before quitting Old Trafford.
Andre Villas-Boas says his Tottenham revolution will go ahead even if they miss out on a Champions League spot.
Mike Ashley has handed Alan Pardew reassurances about his Newcastle future.
Sam Allardyce knows he's under pressure to splash the cash this summer.
Nigel Adkins insists Alex McCarthy is going nowhere.
Brad Guzan's fairytale rise at Aston Villa will clinch him a new pay deal.
Manuel Pellegrini is planning showdown talks with Carlos Tevez when he takes over at Manchester City.
Martin Jol has no plans to quit Fulham and will prove it by ripping up his squad this summer.

Sir Alex Ferguson has washed his hands of Wayne Rooney's future.
Manchester City will thrash out the futures of Carlos Tevez, Gareth Barry and Joleon Lescott when the squad return from next week's post-season tour of the USA

Cristiano Ronaldo is at the centre of a bidding war after it emerged the Manchester United target is also wanted by Chelsea.
Roberto Martinez has dropped the biggest hint yet that he is ready to end his reign as Wigan manager.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Sir Alex Ferguson prepared for his final game in charge of Manchester United by delivering one last swipe at Manchester City following their "amazing" decision to sack Roberto Mancini.
Andre Villas-Boas is plotting a revolution at Tottenham Hotspur and he claims the club do not need Champions League football next season for him to pull it off.

Kenwyne Jones allegedly smashed up the car of a team-mate believed to be Glenn Whelan after the Stoke City striker found "a bloody pig's head" wrapped in his clothes, which he believed the midfielder had placed there, according to tweets by Jones's girlfriend on Friday afternoon.
THE INDEPENDENT: It was with his usual disarming frankness that Arsene Wenger responded to an inquiry as to whether he would be signing the 20-year-old Auxerre striker Yaya Sanogo, available on a free transfer from the Ligue 2 club.

Chelsea are set to take a £30million hit and sell Fernando Torres this summer as incoming boss Jose Mourinho wants a new-look attack and hopes to splash £70m on Napoli star Edinson Cavani and Bayer Leverkusen's Andre Schurrle.

West Ham are ready to make a move for Sunderland's Phil Bardsley.

Reading skipper Jobi McAnuff is a target for QPR.

Thibaut Courtois has told Chelsea he wants to stay with Atletico Madrid.

SUNDAY MIRROR

Chelsea want Manchester United to name their price for Wayne Rooney.

Paolo Di Canio has claimed Sunderland would have been relegated this season if he had not replaced Martin O'Neill.

Manchester City are fast-tracking Patrick Vieira to become their new manager.

Blackburn have slapped a £15million price-tag on Jordan Rhodes to scare off West Brom and Hull City.

SUNDAY EXPRESS

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley will hand over a staggering £1 million to be shared among his St James' Park matchday workers if the Toon beat Arsenal this afternoon.

England boss Roy Hodgson has hit out at Chelsea, Manchester City and Spurs after each club arranged a tour at the end of a gruelling season.

Rafa Benitez admits he can never become the Everton boss.

Aston Villa are plotting a swoop for Burnley ace Charlie Austin.

Alex McLeish has thrown his hat into the ring to become new Millwall manager.

Harry Kewell is back in England and looking for a club.

Rio Ferdinand is close to agreeing a new one-year contract at Manchester United.

Newcastle and Southampton are both on the trail of Anderlecht's Cheikhou Kouyate.

Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio is set to raid former club Lazio for centre-back Modibo Diakite.

Watford hope to keep on-loan Matej Vydra if they clinch promotion to the Premier League.

MAIL ON SUNDAY

Wayne Rooney will not travel with the Manchester United squad for Sir Alex Ferguson's final game today - but he does so with the blessing of his retiring manager.

INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones has apologised to his team-mate Glenn Whelan after smashing his car windscreen in a mistaken act of retribution for a training ground prank which went wrong.

THE OBSERVER

Roy Hodgson has criticised Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham for the timing of their post-season tours of the US, claiming England's plans for friendly matches against the Republic of Ireland and Brazil have been "scotched".

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Roy Hodgson will ask England supporters attending the friendly with the Republic of Ireland not to sing "No Surrender (to the IRA)".

SUNDAY TIMES

Chelsea believe they have won the race to sign Luke Shaw, Southampton's 17-year-old left-back and England's most coveted young footballer.

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Harry Redknapp has threatened to quit QPR unless he's backed in the transfer market.
Crystal Palace want Bradford striker Nahki Wells as Wilfried Zaha's replacement.
Joao Moutinho is the first target in Andre Villas-Boas' summer revolution at Spurs.
Michael Appleton will be unveiled as the new manager of Doncaster today.

Andre Villas-Boas has told Spurs to spend big this summer to prevent a repeat of their Champions League nightmare.
Blackburn Rovers are making moves to bring Tim Sherwood back to the club as manager.
Preston boss Simon Grayson is ready to sign Motherwell's Jamaican winger Chris Humphrey.
Hull and Swansea are set to do battle for Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.
Peter Odemwingie will be sold by West Brom this summer having been left out of the final game of the season for blasting his team-mates yet again.
Danny Haynes, released by Charlton, is wanted by Derby, Burnley, Barnsley and Huddersfield.
Wayne Bridge last night leapt to the defence of under-fire Brighton boss Gus Poyet.

Paolo Di Canio labelled his Sunderland flops the most ignorant and arrogant players he has ever seen.
Andre Villas-Boas slammed referee Andre Marriner and claimed he changed the outcome of Tottenham's season.

Andre Villas-Boas accused referee Andre Marriner of swinging the race for Champions League football Arsenal's way.

Arsene Wenger vowed to invest in the summer after Arsenal secured their place in the Champions League.
Paolo Di Canio attacked his "arrogant and ignorant" Sunderland players after saying he was "disgusted" by images of Phil Bardlsey plastered in £50 notes on a night out.
Jose Mourinho's future at Real Madrid will be sealed at a directors' meeting scheduled for tonight.
Romania and Shakhtar Donetsk left-back Razvan Rat is to have a medical at West Ham today.
Luverpool have revived their interest in Tottenham left-back Danny Rose.
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has been linked with Real Madrid defender Pepe, 30, but the Spaniards want £20million.
Hull are close to signing Blackpool defender Alex Baptiste and are keen on Burnley striker Charlie Austin.
Hull and West Ham are targeting Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes but the Championship club don't want to sell.

After Arsenal claimed the desperately fought-over final Champions League place yesterday, Tottenham Hotspur head coach Andre Villas-Boas insisted that his club, who agonisingly missed out by a single point, must hold on to Gareth Bale if they were serious about competing with the top four next season.
Sir Alex Ferguson bowed out in a crazy tickertape blizzard of goals after one of those "football, bloody hell" type of games, the first 5-5 in Premier League history.

Arsene Wenger has heaped praise on his "special" players after securing a place in the qualifying round of next season's Champions League but pledged to strengthen his squad in the summer.
Andre Villas-Boas has urged the Tottenham board to invest strongly in the squad over the summer to help the club close the gap on the Premier League's top four, which they narrowly failed to make this time out.

At the final whistle, Arsene Wenger turned towards his bench with both fists in the air and instinctively hugged the nearest man in an Arsenal jersey, which happened to be Mikel Arteta.
Paolo Di Canio launched a ferocious attacked on his Sunderland players last night, saying some of them were worse than "arrogant and ignorant" ones he had at Swindon Town.

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Jose Mourinho is leaving Real Madrid and his switch to Chelsea will not cost Roman Abramovich a penny.
Liverpool are close to making the surprise signing of Kolo Toure from Manchester City.
Steve Harper is determined to keep on playing having left Newcastle.

Chelsea will get Jose Mourinho for free after Real Madrid released the Portuguese coach.
Gylfi Sigurdsson admitted Tottenham did not deserve to qualify for the Champions League.
Liverpool are ready to make a surprise move for Kolo Toure.
Kevin Nolan admits the lure of European football could persuade Andy Carroll to turn down West Ham.
Swindon's leading scorer James Collins is a target for Wolves.
Burnley will lead the £2m chase for Bradford's Nahki Wells.

Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain has become an increasingly realistic target for Arsenal at a club record £19m.
Alan Pardew should discover in the next 48 hours whether he will remain as Newcastle manager.
Liverpool are close to securing the signature of Manchester City defender Kolo Toure.
Gareth Bale is poised to commit himself to at least one more season at Tottenham but a proposed new contract will include a buyout clause that would allow him to leave next year.

Jose Mourinho is free to return to Chelsea this summer.
David Moyes will meet Wayne Rooney to demand 100 percent commitment to Manchester United - or give the go-ahead for his exit.
Jack Wilshere wants to wear the England armband.
Rafa Benitez has been offered a swift return to management by Napoli.
Reading striker Noel Hunt wants a new club after five years at the Madejski Stadium.
Carlton Cole's seven years at West Ham are over.
Liverpool have offered Kolo Toure a Premier League lifeline.
Tony Pulis is ready to offer Phil Neville his first step into coaching at Stoke.
Swansea's Leon Britton will have surgery on a double hernia next week.

Gareth Bale will commit his future to White Hart Lane for one more season but wants Tottenham to pay him £200,000 per week.
Richard Dunne will not be offered fresh terms by Aston Villa and is free to find a new club.
Hull are considering Blackburn's Jordan Rhodes and Burnley's Charlie Austin in a bid to strengthen their strike force.
Fulham are showing interest in Nancy winger Yohan Mollo.
Manchester City want PSG starlets Hervin Ongenda and Kingsley Coman.
Bolton have agreed a deal to sign Norwich defender Marc Tierney.

Real Madrid have waived Jose Mourinho's release clause and cleared the way for his return to Chelsea.
Paolo Di Canio faces a dressing-room revolt after players he fined in a crackdown on indiscipline complained to their union.
Mark Schwarzer is at loggerheads with Fulham over claims he has been offered a new deal.
Arsene Wenger will be given a £70m budget to transform Arsenal back into title contenders.
Liverpool want to seal a cut-price £4m deal with Sporting Lisbon for winger Diego Capel.
Barcelona are ready to make a £20m move for Vincent Kompany.
Reading flop Pavel Pogrebnyak will be the first out of the door in a relegation clear-out.
Tottenham are set for a ruthless purge of their players after their failure to qualify for the Champions League.

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Stoke City will try to bring in Rafa Benitez as their new boss after ending Tony Pulis' reign.
West Ham have agreed a £16million fee with Liverpool to sign loan striker Andy Carroll.
Paul Lambert wants to build up his attack with ex-brickie Charlie Austin.
Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino wants Manchester City flop Scott Sinclair.

Wayne Rooney fears he is being forced out of Manchester United - and into exile with Paris Saint-Germain.
Tony Pulis was sacked by Stoke yesterday after a series of rows with players and a demand to change their style of play.
West Ham are plotting to pair Andy Carroll with Romelu Lukaku to form a sensational strike-force next season.
Brendan Rodgers has targeted highly-rated Greek international Kyriakos Papadopoulos and will table a £13.5million offer for the centre-half.
Rodgers has also targeted Kolo Toure and wants £7m-rated Leeds right-back Sam Byram.
Arsene Wenger has been quoted a staggering £30million for his number one striker target Stevan Jotevic.
Kevin Davies is to be thrown a Premier League lifeline by new boys Hull.
Paul Lambert is keen on Ipswich left-back Aaron Cresswell, Manchester City's Joleon Lescott and Luke Murphy of Crewe.
Napoli have started negotiations to sell Edinson Cavani to Manchester City - with Edin Dzeko going the other way.
West Brom are showing an interest in David Bentley.

Real Madrid are ready to blow Tottenham out of the water in a bid to sign Gareth Bale this summer.
Jose Mourinho is out to hijack Arsenal's £25million move for Stevan Jotevic.
Manchester City have opened talks with Edinson Cavani in a bid to hijack his £50million move to Paris Saint-Germain.
Wayne Rooney is still determined to quit Manchester United this summer.
Reading have slapped a £15m price-tag on Alex McCarthy as the race for the England new boy hots up.
Newcastle and Stoke are leading the race to sign Wayne Bridge.
Shay Given will seek a £5million kiss-off to tear up his Aston Villa contract.

Andy Carroll is expected to join West Ham in a permanent deal after Liverpool last night agreed to take a £20million loss on the striker.
David Moyes will rival Chelsea in the battle to sign 17-year-old Luke Shaw this summer.
Arsenal have been told primary transfer target Stevan Jotevic will cost £30million.
Charles N'Zogbia is the latest Premier League player to be targeted by Monaco.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are considering a move for Chelsea defender David Luiz.
Liverpool are keen on Hannover goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted he faces a fight to keep Luis Suarez.

Stoke last night sacked Tony Pulis - and Roberto Martinez has 48 hours to decide whether he wants to replace him.
Manchester City are set to give new boss Manuel Pellegrini a £50million welcome present by landing their top summer transfer targets, Edinson Cavani and Isco.
Bolton manager Dougie Freedman is set to make his first summer signing by snapping up Norwich defender Marc Tierney.
Sheffield United have made an approach to Motherwell for permission to hold talks with Stuart McCall over their managerial vacancy.

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Last Updated: May 23, 2013 7:33am

Manuel Pellegrini is expected to start work at Manchester City on June 3
Darren Bent has been told he can leave Aston Villa.
Stoke are completing a shortlist of targets to replace Tony Pulis with Roberto Martinez, Roberto Di Matteo, Gus Poyet and Mark Hughes all under consideration.
Wigan chairman Dave Whelan is confident Roberto Martinez will stay on as manager.
Newcastle are not prepared to pay Liverpool the £15m transfer fee agreed with West Ham for Andy Carroll.
Gareth Bale has given his clearest hint that he will stay with Tottenham next season.
Real Madrid are preparing to approach Jupp Heynckes about the possibility of replacing Jose Mourinho.
Athletico Bilbao's Fernando Amorebieta and Dnipro's Derek Boateng have joined Fulham on free transfers.
Arsenal want Thomas Vermaelen to stay next season even if they sign a fourth centre back.
Motherwell manager Stuart McCall is holding talks with Sheffield United.
Bradford manager Phil Parkinson has signed a new three-year contract.

PSG are planning a £100m deal to land Wayne Rooney.
Scott Sinclair has had a rib removed following a blood clot in his shoulder.
Napoli want Fernando Torres and Rafa Benitez to form a dream team in Italy.
Gareth Bale has vowed to lead Tottenham back into the Champions League next season.
Liverpool are bracing themselves for Bayern Munich to step up their interest in Luis Suarez.
Doncaster manager Paul Dickov will raid his old club Oldham for Jose Baxter and Lee Croft.
Christian Benteke is set for further contract talks with Aston Villa when he returns from duty with the Belgium squad in the USA.
Gary Bowyer hopes to be named as the new Blackburn boss today.
Bolton have snapped up Blackpool skipper Alex Baptiste.
Leeds boss Brian McDermott wants to team up again with Reading old boys Kevin Doyle and Stephen Hunt.

Manuel Pellegrini will begin work at Manchester City a week on Monday.
Roberto Martinez will decide today whether to continue as Wigan boss.
Aston Villa face an anxious wait to see if Christain Benteke will sign a new deal.
Brendan Rodgers expects Andy Carroll's future to be decided long before the end of the transfer window after Liverpool accepted a £15m offer for the striker from West Ham.
Carlton Cole will not be offered a new contract by West Ham.
Tottenham could revive their interest in Leandro Damiao.

Manchester City will appoint Manuel Pellegrini as their new manager at the start of June and he will immediately open talks with Carlos Tevez about the forward's future.
Roberto Martinez has promised to give Wigan a final decision on his future today.
Hull are launching a bid to sign free agent Maynor Figueroa.
Thomas Vermaelen fears he might have to leave Arsenal to keep alive his hopes of playing for Belgium in the World Cup.
West Brom have released winger Jerome Thomas and defender Gonzalo Jara.
Brighton will consider a move for Tim Sherwood should current boss Gus Poyet leave in the summer.

Arsenal will listen to £5m bids for Thomas Vermaelen.
Manuel Pellegrini has been told to play "beautiful football" and take Manchester City to the next level.
Gareth Bale has been urged by Sergio Ramos to join him at Real Madrid.
Alan Pardew has been given the green light to carry on as Newcastle manager by owner Mike Ashley.
Roberto Martinez will tell Wigan today whether he wants to stay on as manager.
Andy Carroll has been told to hurry up and make his mind up by West Ham.
Sunderland want £2.25m for striker Ji Dong-Won.
Norwich are to step up their interest in Chris McCann following his release from Burnley.
New Manchester United manager David Moyes is weighing up a £15m bid for Barcelona midfielder Thiago.
Robert Green has vowed to stay at QPR and fight for the No1 jersey.
Arsenal midfield starlet Josh Rees is a target for Middlesbrough.

Jose Mourinho will fly to London on June 2 and sign a four-year deal with Chelsea worth £250,000 per week.
Manuel Pellegrini has paved the way for a move to Manchester City by quitting Malaga.
Arsenal are lining up a £19m bid for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain.
Alan Pardew has been told he must do better after crunch talks with Newcastle owner Mike Ashley.
Andy Carroll wanted to return to Liverpool but Anfield bosses axed the idea because of his wages.
Malky Mackay has distanced himself from the Everton job and says his focus is on Cardiff.
Jurgen Klopp has told Manchester United to forget about signing Robert Lewandoski.

PSG have made contact with Wayne Rooney as they step up their attempts to sign the striker and his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.
Tottenham are ready to launch a £36m double bid to bring Lenadro Damiao and Roberto Soldado to White Hart Lane.
Stilyan Petrov is to take up a coaching role at Aston Villa next season.
Liverpool are poised to win the race to sign Barcelona teenage prodigy Sergi Canos.